Mom, Dad, Jordan,
Cristy, Adri, Tyler, and Tucker!
Thank you for your
examples every day! As my companion and I took a walk this morning we talked
all about our families and all that we admired about our parents and siblings.
To be sure, we just skimmed the surface in sharing all the characteristics
about each one of you.
My new companion is
Sister Barrick! She is from New Harmony, UT (near St George and Cedar City).
She is a spiritual powerhouse! And she has such a deep passion to share the
great news of eternal families.
We are in the Leon
Springs Ward, Hill Country Stake. We are about 30min north of the San Antonio
Temple. (no, there are no hills in this area mother, not sure why the name ‘hill
country’) We drive down the highway and just see flat lands of beautiful green
trees! Every day we mention how we feel we have been placed in the
greatest ward. The sisters that were here in the ward before both went
home, so we are adjusting and getting our feet wet here. It reminds me of
something Tucker mentioned to me once…, "As soon as I felt that I
knew how to do missionary work and that I knew everything, Heavenly Father
gently reminded me that I had no idea what I was doing." How grateful
I am for the strength of the Lord and the enabling power of the
Atonement. I have truly come to rely on Him and only Him at this time. We have
a phenomenal Ward Mission Leader, Brother Hill and every day we witness
that the Lord is hastening his work by calling us to positions where we
must serve and build his kingdom.
Austin Ward I believe
is doing well! The river alongside the apartment misses us a lot of
course. Sister Barricks previous companion is now actually serving in Austin
Ward! How incredible!
So, quick
Austin Update:
- Rolle is not
only getting baptized himself but every time we meet with him, he introduces us
to a new friend! It reminds me of the mormon message where there was one young
man in the priests quorum and they just brought one friend after another until
there were 12 men in God's Army!
- We met with Sister
Tapaevalu (member). We showed her the pamphlets we are using. We asked
if she would like some to give to her friends. She said, “yeah! At lunch I
go on a walk around our office and I carry a Book of Momon with me because
I always meet people. And I pray and I pray to Heavenly Father that I
will meet someone to give it to and that I will have the courage to
give it to them. I met this lady the other day and she would love this
pamphlet!” And she just went on and on! As Sister Barrick would say,
"She caught the bug of missionary work!"
My New Address is:
125 Crosspoint #4203
Boerne, TX 78006 (I think I may have mentioned this, but just fyi,
it's pronounced Bernie, lol)
Oh and did I mention
about the most exciting phone call I received a couple weeks ago....The Baldea
family will be receiving their ENDOWMENTS and getting SEALED this Saturday,
Aug 16th!!!! My heart is "swollen with joy, unto the gushing out of many
tears..." (3 Nephi 4:33). They will be with God again! They will have
Eternal Life!
In the Leon Springs
Ward there are several families that have served as temple presidents at the
San Antonio Temple. Yesterday during Relief Society we were able to hear from their
wives powerful testimonies. It reminded me of Grandma Jones and Grandma Davis.
I just pictured them sitting in that room as if they were giving me direct
grandmotherly advice! I soaked up as much as I could.
I love our Heavenly
Father and our Savior, Jesus Christ. I love them dearly. I hope and pray that
my actions are showing my deep gratitude for our Heavenly Father and Christ. I
know they are real. I know our Heavenly Father communicates to us through the
simple and still small voice. He will let us know what needs to be done in HIS
kingdom.
Thank you once again
for your love and support. I pray and I hope that I am giving just a small
portion back of what I can in these letters. I hope they are uplifting and
helpful in some way, and not just some words on a page. I love each one of you.
Always, Always, So
much Love! Sister Davis
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